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Aconcagua is an Argentinian mountain, 13 kilometers from the Chilean border. With a summit elevation of 9,962 m, it is the highest peak of the Andes. The Aconcagua pepper variety was named in honor of this natural monument. It produces massive fruits, that can reach 30 cm in length and weight 320 grams. Initially light green, they turn red once they are ripe. Flavourful, they are good in a salad as well as on the grill. High-yielding variety.
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This ancient eggplant variety was first introduced on the market in the 1910s. It provides bountiful and early harvests of dark purple pear-shaped fruits of about 15 cm. This variety stands the test of time, still found in enthusiasts' gardens a century after its introduction.
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Ancient cherry tomato. Very hardy and productive. The fruits are oval-shaped, 4-5 cm by 2 cm. The skin is black, and the flesh dark red. It is used for making dried tomatoes, sauces, or simply in salads.
Originally from a russian seed saver, Marina Danilenko. It was first introduced to Seed Savers (U.S.), and then made its way to Quebec.
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This hardy perennial can decorate your garden as nicely as your salads, with its striking dark red veins. It is also great with sandwiches, omelettes, quiches, and most other egg-based dishes. Slightly more tangy than common sorrel, bloody dock is the first to show up in the spring.
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Welcome the friendly ghost in your garden!
This eggplant variety grows fruits which, with their oval shape and especially their white color, are reminiscent of the famous ghost. These fruits grow abundantly, et reach maturity early. A bunch of little ghost, about 25 cm tall!
The taste of Casper eggplants is mild and aromatic, with a little something of a mushroom taste. The flesh is tender. It is a great in soups, stews, roasts, ratatouilles, with other vegetables, or simply fried by itself.
It will grow just as well in a container on your balcony as in the soil in your garden.
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Well-loved by gardeners who have been growing it since a long time, this variety comes from Naples, hence its full name Cocozella di Napoli.
The plant is shrubby, and bears numerous tasty fruits. To increase productivity, make sure to harvest young zucchinis. This will extend the harvest season, and provide you with plenty of lil' zucchinis.
Once mature, the fruit is 30 cm long. It however tastes best if it is harvested when it is still somewhere between 15 to 20 cm. The fruits are dark green, with lighter green stripes. The flesh is somewhere between white and green.
Delicious cooked, fried, steamed, or frozen.
Italian heirloom variety.
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The Comtesse de Chambord bean is a very ancient variety, from the 1880's. As its name hints, it comes from the Chambord region, in France.
Its small pods of exceptional quality have a very thin skin contain elongated white beans, making it a highly-valued variety.
Branched plant with late maturity.
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While sorting the beans, Geneviève slipped and spilled them all! We are now happy to introduce you our best climbing bean varieties, of all colors and tastes: Skunk, True Red Cranberry, Kahnawake Mohawk, Turkey craw, Goose, Mennonite, Mayflower, Lazy Housewife, Cherokee Trail of Tears, Paysannes, Grand-mère, Héritage Doré and many more!
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Grosse Blonde Paresseuse lettuce (Large Lazy Blonde Lettuce).
Mentioned in 1904 by Vilmorin, a French seed saver, this ancient variety grows into a large head with crunchy blond green leaves. It is hardy, and doesn't bolt easily. It gave us a nice harvest this summer.
Package: 200 seeds
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This Asian eggplant variety grows long and narrow fruits, which grow in clusters. Yields are abundant and early. Little Finger eggplant do better in colder climates than other fellow eggplant varieties.
The fruits can be harvested when still young, or once more ripe; they won't lose their tender texture nor their rich taste. Their shape makes cooking quick and easy, ideal for the grill or stir-fry.
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This very ancient variety was supposedly brought to the U.S. on the Mayflower boat in 1620. The boat was carrying English religious dissidents, the Pilgrim fathers, and other European people seeking a land where they could fully enjoy religious freedom. This variety was widely grown in the Carolinas region.
Despite this nice story, and considering most beans are originally from America, it is more likely that the colonizers 'borrowed' this variety from First Nations and named it after their boat. Perhaps.
Their pods are small, and contain squarish beans, sprinkled with pink and white marks. Can be eaten as green beans when still young, or as dry beans when they reach maturity after 85 days. Mayflower beans are part of the SlowFood USA's Ark of Taste.
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Coy in the garden, salsify can be mistaken for grass when still young. But its hardiness and lack of pests makes it a wise choice for enthusiasts of curiosities. Not the highest-yielding plant but its taste, somewhere between hazelnut and parsnip, widely makes up for it. It's also a true sundial: as soon as the first lights of the sunrise appear, the flowers will open towards the sun, and will then follow it for the whole day, until it sets. It is from the same family as dandelions.
The roots are tender and do not have a hint of bitterness, as long as harvested before the flowering stem starts to grow. The leaves are also edible. When the flower buds start appearing, on the second year, it is possible to eat them just like with viper's grass.
Culinary uses:
-raw roots chopped for salads,
-cooked roots sliced (with white wine to avoid blackening),
-young leaves in a salad,
-cooked leaves as vegetables,
-raw flower buds in a salad, or cooked as vegetables.
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